You May Also Like / View all maxioms
"Whatever is, is not," is the maxim of the anarchist, as often as
anything comes across him in the read more
"Whatever is, is not," is the maxim of the anarchist, as often as
anything comes across him in the shape of a law which he happens
not to like.
A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious read more
A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity, but a weak one is odious in the former, and contemptible in the latter.
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare.
Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may
blunder or plunder.
Support a compatriot against a native, however the former may
blunder or plunder.
A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.
A government is not an old pair of socks that you throw away.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my read more
Far more important to me is, that I should be loyal to what I regard as the law of my political life, which is this: a belief that that country is best governed, which is least governed ...
Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far read more
Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.
A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and read more
A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inferences
